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[jr4750]

OKC Thunder’s Darius Bazley, Terrance Ferguson Discuss Skipping College On Path To NBA

While NBA basketball is still on pause, Darius Bazley and Terrance Ferguson of the Oklahoma City Thunder went to Instagram Live to video chat and catch up on everything. Since both of them elected to skip college on their path to the NBA, the topic of their unique routes to the league came up.

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Straight from the horses mouth. Interesting look at how agents attack these young kids and offer them the world. Good read if you care at all anymore... I realize most people don't.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Here we go...

 

[Jake]

The Ohio AAU mafia was going to do everything in its power to keep him from SU. That was how it was always described to me...

 

[jgeorge322]

Interesting that the agents was asking if he wanted to go to another college. To me that is aka for would he accept money to go to another school.

 

[orangefog]

The Ohio AAU mafia was going to do everything in its power to keep him from SU. That was how it was always described to me...

Sure sounds like it. Why even consider another college at that point? It sounds like it was all about manipulating him in to not going to Syracuse.

 

[Jake]

Sure sounds like it. Why even consider another college at that point? It sounds like it was all about manipulating him in to not going to Syracuse.

They also kept us from Dave Lighty. They protect THE Ohio State University at all cost. If Bazely had de-committed from Cincinnati, we would have had him.

 

[Newhouser]

Wont' be a popular opinion here but seems like the kid made the right choice for himself, and is none the worse for it. He would not have been the only pursue this path if the one and done stuff didn't go away.

 

[orangefog]

They also kept us from Dave Lighty. They protect THE Ohio State University at all cost. If Bazely had de-committed from Cincinnati, we would have had him.

I would imagine it’s 10 times worse on the football side.

 

[Briancuse]

They also kept us from Dave Lighty. They protect THE Ohio State University at all cost. If Bazely had de-committed from Cincinnati, we would have had him.

Even more reason to hate that garbage University. If I see aaron craft I'm going to punch him in his Rosey cheeks.

 

[HOFCeluck]

They also kept us from Dave Lighty. They protect THE Ohio State University at all cost. If Bazely had de-committed from Cincinnati, we would have had him.

So the Ohio State mafia was so bitter over him decommitting that they pulled some strings to make sure that if they couldnt have him no one could?

Damn that is Regina George Mean Girls-caliber sh--.

 

[OrangeDW]

Why would the agent want him to go to another college?

Shady.

 

[jgeorge322]

Why would the agent want him to go to another college?

Shady.

why do i suspect kansas and arizona were the options

 

[SUFaninNJ]

So the Ohio State mafia was so bitter over him decommitting that they pulled some strings to make sure that if they couldnt have him no one could?

Damn that is Regina George Mean Girls-caliber sh--.

I think it's fetch

 

[HOFCeluck]

I think it's fetch

NO SUFaninNJ ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN

NO

STOP IT

 

[HoustonCuse]

Terrified that I get all the Mean Girls references.

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

Here we go...

 

[HOFCeluck]

Terrified that I get all the Mean Girls references.

meh no you’re not

 

[DoctorBombay]

Wont' be a popular opinion here but seems like the kid made the right choice for himself, and is none the worse for it. He would not have been the only pursue this path if the one and done stuff didn't go away.

Reading this I couldn't help seeing it the same way. The kid went the best route for him, and yes, we were the collateral damage. But I doubt anyone can argue it wasn't the better move than to play indentured servant for a year, and THEN hit the association.
That sponsorship w/ New Balance paid a minimum of $1 million for an "internship". That's real good money for an 18 year-old, and much better than playing a year of college and being forced to act like a student.

 

[Orangezoo]

So the Ohio State mafia was so bitter over him decommitting that they pulled some strings to make sure that if they couldnt have him no one could?

Damn that is Regina George Mean Girls-caliber sh--.

They apparently have some pull with officiating too...

 

[Orangefan1]

So the Ohio State mafia was so bitter over him decommitting that they pulled some strings to make sure that if they couldnt have him no one could?

Damn that is Regina George Mean Girls-caliber sh--.

I have a question...why do we know this on a message board but the feds don’t know about it?

 

[orangefog]

I have a question...why do we know this on a message board but the feds don’t know about it?

It’s not illegal.

 

[Orangefan1]

It’s not illegal.

It seems illegal like tampering

 

[SUFan44]

Yeah, don’t really care anymore. Never went to SU, never gonna root for him.

And that doesn’t mean I wish him ill will. Just don’t care.

 

[orangefog]

It seems illegal like tampering

Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but it doesn’t even break NCAA rules unless a school was involved in influencing him. It’s just adults taking advantage of a kid. Immoral, for sure, but doesn’t break any laws.

 

[Orangefan1]

Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but it doesn’t even break NCAA rules unless a school was involved in influencing him. It’s just adults taking advantage of a kid. Immoral, for sure, but doesn’t break any laws.

I wish it was illegal then because that’s shady business oh well